The Ethical implications of global climate change - unesdoc
... may have in responding to global climate change. Similarly, it is not always clear whether our conventional approaches to moral decision-making, or the dominant conceptual frameworks we use in this regard, are adequate to articulate the ethical challenges of global climate change and our responses ...
... may have in responding to global climate change. Similarly, it is not always clear whether our conventional approaches to moral decision-making, or the dominant conceptual frameworks we use in this regard, are adequate to articulate the ethical challenges of global climate change and our responses ...
Mainstreaming Climate Change in CAADP processes in
... Climate change has become an important phenomenon that is affecting development worldwide. Among the sectors that have become most affected by climate change is that of agriculture. This paper will therefore explore some of the recent developments and debates taking place in Malawi in as far as clim ...
... Climate change has become an important phenomenon that is affecting development worldwide. Among the sectors that have become most affected by climate change is that of agriculture. This paper will therefore explore some of the recent developments and debates taking place in Malawi in as far as clim ...
Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Changes in Egypt
... own needs. If needs are to be met on a sustainable basis, the Earth’s natural resources must be well managed and enhanced. Also, it is defined as a development strategy that manages all assets, natural resources and human resources as well as financial and physical assets, for increasing long-term w ...
... own needs. If needs are to be met on a sustainable basis, the Earth’s natural resources must be well managed and enhanced. Also, it is defined as a development strategy that manages all assets, natural resources and human resources as well as financial and physical assets, for increasing long-term w ...
Mis - Center for International Environmental Law
... could increase economic damages by approximately 0.9 percent of global output . . . approximately $150 billion. The incremental cost of an additional degree of warming beyond 3° Celsius would be even greater. Moreover, these costs are not onetime, but are rather incurred year after year because of ...
... could increase economic damages by approximately 0.9 percent of global output . . . approximately $150 billion. The incremental cost of an additional degree of warming beyond 3° Celsius would be even greater. Moreover, these costs are not onetime, but are rather incurred year after year because of ...
WETLANDS, CARBON STORAGE, AND FUTURE CLIMATE
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has estimated that global surface air temperatures will increase another 2-8F in the next hundred years with a “best guess” increase of 3.5 degrees by 2100. The most significant increases will occur in the northern latitudes. The temperature of wetlan ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has estimated that global surface air temperatures will increase another 2-8F in the next hundred years with a “best guess” increase of 3.5 degrees by 2100. The most significant increases will occur in the northern latitudes. The temperature of wetlan ...
The cost of the Climate Change Act
... plant. DECC’s forecast in September 2014 was that the oil price (to which gas is linked) would average $96.40 per barrel in 2015 rising to $135 by 2035. It is currently little more than $50 per barrel, having fallen below ...
... plant. DECC’s forecast in September 2014 was that the oil price (to which gas is linked) would average $96.40 per barrel in 2015 rising to $135 by 2035. It is currently little more than $50 per barrel, having fallen below ...
Laser Talks for June 2013 Conference 1. Elevator Speech for Fee
... has gone into the ocean and is causing ocean acidification). ...
... has gone into the ocean and is causing ocean acidification). ...
Presentation
... the impact of sea level rise If peat accretion does not keep up with SLR, mangrove wetlands will collapse and evolve, resulting in enhanced sedimentation of estuaries, algal blooms, and lower light and oxygen levels Shallow water in Florida Bay are very vulnerable to heat load resulting in ET increa ...
... the impact of sea level rise If peat accretion does not keep up with SLR, mangrove wetlands will collapse and evolve, resulting in enhanced sedimentation of estuaries, algal blooms, and lower light and oxygen levels Shallow water in Florida Bay are very vulnerable to heat load resulting in ET increa ...
A Critical Analysis of the Kyoto Protocol using Monte Carlo
... Global climate change is widely acknowledged to be the defining environmental concern of the 21st century. It is beyond reasonable doubt that the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs), perhaps most notably carbon dioxide (CO2), is of discernible influence on the rate and magnitude of rec ...
... Global climate change is widely acknowledged to be the defining environmental concern of the 21st century. It is beyond reasonable doubt that the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs), perhaps most notably carbon dioxide (CO2), is of discernible influence on the rate and magnitude of rec ...
The Atmospheric Energy Constraint on Global
... climate and the biosphere, and is of great practical importance to society. Climate models robustly predict an increase in global-mean precipitation in response to CO2 doubling. They agree that the magnitude of this increase will be less than the increase of water vapor concentrations (Held and Sode ...
... climate and the biosphere, and is of great practical importance to society. Climate models robustly predict an increase in global-mean precipitation in response to CO2 doubling. They agree that the magnitude of this increase will be less than the increase of water vapor concentrations (Held and Sode ...
key issues relevant to capacity building for climate services
... maintains copyright on its materials, as long as attribution is preserved, the resources or any portion of them, including graphics, illlustrations, and text contents, are available for reuse. This makes them highly adaptable to meet many needseven if portions are deemed not appropriate for a pa ...
... maintains copyright on its materials, as long as attribution is preserved, the resources or any portion of them, including graphics, illlustrations, and text contents, are available for reuse. This makes them highly adaptable to meet many needseven if portions are deemed not appropriate for a pa ...
NEPA, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND PUBLIC LANDS DECISION MAKING
... 3) the direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of the proposed action on the climate. Moreover, climate change seems likely to disrupt—if it has not done so already—our most reliable tool for predicting future conditions in the natural world: the historic record of past conditions. As one article f ...
... 3) the direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of the proposed action on the climate. Moreover, climate change seems likely to disrupt—if it has not done so already—our most reliable tool for predicting future conditions in the natural world: the historic record of past conditions. As one article f ...
National Security Accelerating Risks of Climate Change
... robust capability, including significant elements of our National Power here at home. Even though we may not have 100 percent certainty as to the cause or even the exact magnitude of the impacts, the risks associated with projected climate change warrant taking action today to plan and prepare for c ...
... robust capability, including significant elements of our National Power here at home. Even though we may not have 100 percent certainty as to the cause or even the exact magnitude of the impacts, the risks associated with projected climate change warrant taking action today to plan and prepare for c ...
Effect of Climate Change on Invasion Risk of Giant African Snail
... of “non-native/exotic/alien” species naturalization and subsequent invasion across communities and ecosystems in the new ranges, thus threatening native biodiversity [7–15] and human well-being [16]. Identifying the probable future distribution of invasive alien species is of paramount importance fo ...
... of “non-native/exotic/alien” species naturalization and subsequent invasion across communities and ecosystems in the new ranges, thus threatening native biodiversity [7–15] and human well-being [16]. Identifying the probable future distribution of invasive alien species is of paramount importance fo ...
(AGE). OPIM 319, Spring 2010 - Operations, Information and
... If you feel you have special interest or expertise in some other region and can find someone to trade with, you may do so. I am requesting a short report (2 pages) from each of you on your assigned (or acquired) regions. This report is due by 9 p.m. on Friday, April 16. Your reports should aim at id ...
... If you feel you have special interest or expertise in some other region and can find someone to trade with, you may do so. I am requesting a short report (2 pages) from each of you on your assigned (or acquired) regions. This report is due by 9 p.m. on Friday, April 16. Your reports should aim at id ...
The Value of Carbon in Decision-Making
... • The SCC and MAC are valuable tools, but users of these metrics must understand their strengths and weaknesses, and where they can be used appropriately. For the SCC, it is more prudent to examine a range of values by means of sensitivity analysis, versus relying on one absolute number. • The abs ...
... • The SCC and MAC are valuable tools, but users of these metrics must understand their strengths and weaknesses, and where they can be used appropriately. For the SCC, it is more prudent to examine a range of values by means of sensitivity analysis, versus relying on one absolute number. • The abs ...
Climate change impacts on connectivity in the ocean: Implications
... techniques and approaches for their study, from larval tagging and paternity analyses at small scales, to biophysical models at larger scales (Jones et al. 2009). Table 1 summarizes a few examples of approaches with the potential to examine the effects of climate change on life history and functiona ...
... techniques and approaches for their study, from larval tagging and paternity analyses at small scales, to biophysical models at larger scales (Jones et al. 2009). Table 1 summarizes a few examples of approaches with the potential to examine the effects of climate change on life history and functiona ...
When Science and Ideology Collide: Explaining
... European Union will achieve its climate targets in 2020 with nearly unanimous support (635 in favor to 25 opposed). Moreover, the United States is one of the only four UN countries who are not parties to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. ...
... European Union will achieve its climate targets in 2020 with nearly unanimous support (635 in favor to 25 opposed). Moreover, the United States is one of the only four UN countries who are not parties to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. ...
Claiming and adjudicating on Mt Kilimanjaro`s
... association between rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and warming world ...
... association between rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and warming world ...
Ocean Acidification: modelled impacts from lower and higher trophic
... potential for wide-spread impact on the marine food web. Research into ocean acidification effects have focussed largely on individual species and changes to their local environment, without considering the wider ecosystem and possible societal impact (Le Quesne & Pinnegar 2012). Contradictory resul ...
... potential for wide-spread impact on the marine food web. Research into ocean acidification effects have focussed largely on individual species and changes to their local environment, without considering the wider ecosystem and possible societal impact (Le Quesne & Pinnegar 2012). Contradictory resul ...
global warming, climate change and tourism: a review of
... the theme. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared that ‘warming of the climate system is unequivocal’ (IPCC 2007 a). The global mean temperature has increased by 0.76°C between 1850–1899 and 2001–2005 and the IPCC concluded that most of the observed increase in global average ...
... the theme. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared that ‘warming of the climate system is unequivocal’ (IPCC 2007 a). The global mean temperature has increased by 0.76°C between 1850–1899 and 2001–2005 and the IPCC concluded that most of the observed increase in global average ...
a discussion based on contributions from climate modeling
... In addition to the recovery of the past temperature evolution BTPs have also been used to evaluate the role of heat storage in the lithospheric crust within the global energy balance (Levitus et al., 2001; Pielke, 2003; Levitus et al., 2005; Hansen et al., 2005) by calculating the amount of energy s ...
... In addition to the recovery of the past temperature evolution BTPs have also been used to evaluate the role of heat storage in the lithospheric crust within the global energy balance (Levitus et al., 2001; Pielke, 2003; Levitus et al., 2005; Hansen et al., 2005) by calculating the amount of energy s ...
Climate change, Health, and General Practice in
... Dependency, and the self-governing states of Cook Islands and Niue. Due to New Zealand’s historic, social, and geographic proximity to Pacific Island Nations, New Zealand is likely to see an increase in migrants from the Pacific (climate refugees) as the atolls and islands succumb to rising sea-leve ...
... Dependency, and the self-governing states of Cook Islands and Niue. Due to New Zealand’s historic, social, and geographic proximity to Pacific Island Nations, New Zealand is likely to see an increase in migrants from the Pacific (climate refugees) as the atolls and islands succumb to rising sea-leve ...
V. Conclusion - Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
... These conclusions could not have been reached through any single disciplinary perspective; they are based on an interdisciplinary understanding of the problem. The scientific data on the factors affecting the biophysical capacity of native forests to sequester carbon and for pasture to support grazi ...
... These conclusions could not have been reached through any single disciplinary perspective; they are based on an interdisciplinary understanding of the problem. The scientific data on the factors affecting the biophysical capacity of native forests to sequester carbon and for pasture to support grazi ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... provided 12 of the warmest years since instrumental recording began in 1850. In addition, the linear trend warming over the period 1956 to 2005 was almost twice that for the 100 years from 1906 to 2005. Increases in global temperatures, through thermal expansion and the melting glaciers, are also pu ...
... provided 12 of the warmest years since instrumental recording began in 1850. In addition, the linear trend warming over the period 1956 to 2005 was almost twice that for the 100 years from 1906 to 2005. Increases in global temperatures, through thermal expansion and the melting glaciers, are also pu ...
Solar radiation management
Solar radiation management (SRM) projects (proposed and theoretical) are a type of climate engineering which seek to reflect sunlight and thus reduce global warming. Proposed examples include the creation of stratospheric sulfate aerosols. They would not reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, and thus do not address problems such as ocean acidification caused by excess carbon dioxide (CO2). Their principal advantages as an approach to climate engineering is the speed with which they can be deployed and become fully active, as well as their potential low financial cost. By comparison, other climate engineering techniques based on greenhouse gas remediation, such as ocean iron fertilization, need to sequester the anthropogenic carbon excess before any reversal of global warming would occur. Solar radiation management projects can therefore be used as a climate engineering ""quick fix"" while levels of greenhouse gases can be brought under control by greenhouse gas remediation techniques.